Structured Summary
Abstract
Compounds or agents that combine with an enzyme in such a manner as to prevent the normal substrate-enzyme combination and the catalytic reaction.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- 5-Lipoxygenase-Activating Protein Inhibitors
- Acetaldehyde Dehydrogenase Inhibitors
- Adenosine Deaminase Inhibitors
- Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors
- Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase Inhibitors
- beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
- Calcineurin Inhibitors
- Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
- Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitors
- Cholinesterase Inhibitors
- Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
- Folic Acid Antagonists
- Gamma Secretase Inhibitors and Modulators
- Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors
- Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
- Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
- Integrase Inhibitors
- Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
- Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
- Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitors
- Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
- Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
- Phospholipase A2 Inhibitors
- Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
- Prolyl-Hydroxylase Inhibitors
- Protease Inhibitors
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors
- Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
- Proton Pump Inhibitors
- Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors
- Topoisomerase Inhibitors
- Uncoupling Agents
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Enzyme Inhibitor
- Inhibitor, Enzyme
- Inhibitors, Enzyme
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Aspects Covered
22 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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History Note
1975(1964)
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Previous Indexing
- Enzymes (1966-1967)
- Enzymes/antagonists & inhibitors (1968-1974)
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NLM Classification
QU 143
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Enzyme Inhibitors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004791. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004791
- Enzyme Inhibitors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme_inhibitor
- Enzyme Inhibitors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q427492